NORMAN, Okla. - The Palmer Cup teams for both the United States and Europe were announced today Golf Channel's Morning Drive. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will be played June 26-28 at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England.
Cameron Wilson of Stanford led the six U.S. players selected by the Palmer Cup Ranking. He was joined by Georgia Tech's Ollie Schniederjans, Robby Shelton of Alabama, Oklahoma State's Wyndham Clark, Brandon Hagy of California and Southern California's Rico Hoey from the ranking. Committee selections were Bryson Dechambeau of SMU, Oglethorpe's Anthony Maccaglia and Alabama's Trey Mullinax. Stewart Jolly of LSU was coach Steve Desimone's coach's pick.
Jon Rahm of Arizona State (Spain), UCF's Ricardo Gouveia (Portugal), Erik Oja of Arizona (Sweden), Illinois' Thomas Detry (Belgium), Pep Angles of Central Arkansas (Spain), and Houston's James Ross (Scotland) were the six European players selected by the Palmer Cup Ranking. UAB's Paul Dunne (Ireland) and Grant Forrest of San Diego (Scotland) were committee selections. Louis Tomlinson of UCLAN Myerscough (England) qualified for Team Europe by winning The R&A Foundation Scholars Tournament. Jack McDonald of Stirling University in Scotland was coach Andrew Coltart's coach's pick. Seven countries are represented on Team Europe.
Alabama placed multiple players on the United States team for the second-straight year. Angles, Forrest and Tomlinson are the first players from their universities to compete in the Palmer Cup.
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Palmer Cup Ranking Selections
Cameron Wilson, Stanford
Ollie Schniederjans, Georgia Tech
Robby Shelton, Alabama
Wyndham Clark, Oklahoma State
Brandon Hagy, California
Rico Hoey, Southern California
Committee Selections
Bryson Dechambeau, SMU
Anthony Maccaglia, Oglethorpe
Trey Mullinax, Alabama
Coach's Pick
Stewart Jolly, LSU
Coaches
Head Coach - Steve Desimone, California
Assistant Coach - Ryan Murphy, Texas
Palmer Cup Ranking Selections
Jon Rahm, Arizona State - Spain
Ricardo Gouveia, UCF - Portugal
Erik Oja, Arizona - Sweden
Thomas Detry, Illinois - Belgium
Pep Angles, Central Arkansas - Spain
James Ross, Houston - Scotland
Committee Selections
Paul Dunne, UAB - Ireland
Grant Forrest, San Diego - Scotland
The R&A Scholars' Tournament Champion
Louis Tomlinson, UCLAN Myerscough - England
Coach's Pick
Jack McDonald, Stirling - Scotland
Coaches
Head Coach - Andrew Coltart - Scotland
Assistant Coach - Phil Rowe, Stanford - England